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掩埋

掩埋

Chinese

		cover up; to surprise	to blame; bury
simp. and trad. (掩埋)		掩	埋

Verb

掩埋

to bury

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yǎnmái

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jim³ maai⁴
Min Nan (POJ): iám-bâi / iám-mâi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǎnmái
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanmai
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ maɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jim³ maai⁴
  - Yale: yim màaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jim³ maai⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːm³³ mɑːi̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iám-bâi
  - Tâi-lô: iám-bâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iafmbaai
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ baɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ baɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ baɪ¹³/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iám-mâi
  - Tâi-lô: iám-mâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iafmmaai
  - IPA (Taipei): /iam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ maɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ maɪ²³/